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St. Olaf College unveils fall 2025 Dean’s List
The following local students made the fall 2025 Dean’s List at St. Olaf College. The Dean’s List is a scholarly award for students who demonstrate academic excellence and have earned a GPA of 3.75 or above and completed at least three credits for that semester.


Nesbitt makes Rockhurst Dean’s List
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

From Horse Power to Rocket Power
A Beechgrove resident has published his memoire about living off the grid. A new memoir by Coffee County resident Paul McCarty offers a vivid, often humorous, firsthand account of these and many other true-life experiences from growing up on a small subsistence farm in central Kentucky during the 1940s and 1950s.

Pilgrimage Festival skipping 2026
The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival will be taking a pause in 2026, according to an announcement from festival organizers.

Kati McInturff: My Experience at 4-H Congress
Editor’s note: The following article written by our County Congress Reporter, Kati McInturff, and her experience at Tennessee 4-H Congress March 7-11.

Third ‘No Kings’ protest goes downtown
This past Saturday, March 28, over 3,000 “No Kings” protests took place across the United States, which included Tullahoma as one of the 40 protests held in Tennessee.

Airport steering committee takes flight
Following months of discussion surrounding the Tullahoma Municipal Airport, Mayor Lynn Sebourn held the first Tullahoma Airport Steering Committee meeting to start discussions on how to get the airport back on track.
Retail sales down slightly to start year
Retail sales in Tullahoma in January, 2026 were down slightly compared to January, 2025. Merchants collected $17,216 or 1.19% less in sales tax between the two months. The reporting of retail sales are one month behind as merchants have a month to report their sales. For the first eight months of the fiscal year, retail sales in Tullahoma are up 5.46%.

Take a seat at Bouchard’s Grill
Food truck Bouchard’s Grill celebrated a major milestone as now customers who stop by will now have the option to eat their orders inside.
